Mop wringer



June 21, 1927. 1,633,518

F. CLAY MOP WRINGER Filed Oct. 22, 1926 I? I? l Frmh (flay INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented June 21, 1927.

UNITED STATES FRANK CLAY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR'OF FIVE-SIXTHS TO JOSEPH ADLER PATENT 'OFFICE.

AND ONE-SIXTH T0 ELMER o. RODENMEYER, BOTH on ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MOP WRINGER.

Application filed October 22, 1926. Serial No. 143,461.

This invention relates to wrlngersyprimarily adapted for use in connection with mops and carried by a receptacle to receive extraneous matter wrung from the mop.

An object of the invention comprehends a supporting member for the mop head.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of an operating means adapted for engagement with the mop head for removing extraneous matter therefrom.

More specifically stated the operating meansembodies means for normally sustaining the supporting member in an elevated position to permit unrestricted ingress and egress of the mop head within the receptacle and from either side.

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention further includes the following novel features and details of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention in its normally inoperative position.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the invention and illustrating the application thereof upon a form of receptacle. I I

Figure 3 is a similar view of the invention while in active use.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference characterlO indicates a form of receptacle. A base plate 11 carried upon the bottom of the receptacle protrudes an appreciable distance therefrom upon one side thereof, the purpose of which will be presently apparent. Spaced standards 12 are carried upon diametrically opposite sides of the receptacle and within the inner sides thereof. A shaft 13 is disposed transversely of said receptacle and extends thru the side walls thereof and the standards 12. Spaced screw eyes 14 are carried upon the lower edge of a table or platform 15 and which are adapted to receive the shaft 18 therein to mount said table or platform for oscillating movement thereon. y

A substantially inverted U-shaped operating handle 16 having the legs thereof obliquely disposed intermediate their lengths and pivotally mounted adjacent the extremities thereof upon the upper ends of the standard 12. A rollermember 17 is journaled between the legs of the operating handle at the point at which the latter were obliquely disposed. V

Retractile springs 18 carried upon the extremities of the arms of the lever 16 and connected to the opposed sides of the table or platform 15 normally retain the latter in a position as illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing.

In the use and operation of the present invention, the conventional form of cloth, brush or mop head, such as indicated at 19, is saturated with a solution contained within the receptacle 10. lVhen it is desirous of removing extraneous matter from the mop and for drying the same, said mop is disposed upon the table or platform 15 substantially as illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing. The feet-of the operator are dis posed-upon the projecting tongue of the base 11 to prevent the receptacle from tipping over; the handle member 16 is then grasped upon the closed end thereof to bring and force the roller member 17 against the mop which is graduallywithdrawn and the extraneousmatter drained downwardly upon the platform or table 15 within the receptflCl-e i I The invention will obviate the usual necessity of submerging the hands within a receptacle to rinse the mop. I The invention is susceptible of variou changes in its form, proportionsand minor. details of construction, and'the right is herein reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention what is= claimed is i 1. A mop wrmger comprising a receptacle, standards carried upon the inner sides thereof and disposed appreciable distances above the periphery thereof, a transversely disposed shaft carried by the standards, a platform mounted for oscillatory movement upon said shaft, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon the upper extremities of the standards, means for yieldingly connect-ing the handle with the platform, and a roller member journaled upon the operat ing handle adapted for frictional engage ment with the platform to wring a mop head between the roller and the platform.

2. A mop Wringer comprising a receptacle having spaced standards mounted upon diametrically opposite sides thereof and extending an appreciable distance above the periphery thereof, a shaft transversely disposed Within the receptacle, a platform mounted for oscillatory movement upon said shaft, an operating handle pivotally mounted upon said standards, a roller member carried thereby, and sprin means connecting the handle and platform to frictionally engage the roller with the latter.

3.111 combination with areceptacle having standards extending in parallelism to apoint above the periphery thereof, of a platform mounted for oscillatory movement between the standards and within the receptacle, a U-shaped operating handle having posed side edges of the platform to tension the roller against the platform. I V

In testlmony whereof I aitix my signature FRANK CLAY. 

